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Gov. Baker comments on storm readiness

Ready for the storm Massachusetts? Gov. Baker is speaking now about the state's preparations.

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Updated: 2:02 PM EDT Mar 13, 2017

Gov. Baker comments on storm readiness

Ready for the storm Massachusetts? Gov. Baker is speaking now about the state's preparations.

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Updated: 2:02 PM EDT Mar 13, 2017

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WEBVTT >> ARE ARE IS THEGOVERNOR UPDATING US ONTOMORROW'S STORM.>> WINTER STORMSTELLA IS SET TOBEAR DOWN ON THE AREA.FOR COSTS -- FORECASTS ARECALLING FOR AT LEAST 12 INCHESACROSS ALL OF MASSACHUSETTS WITHTHE POTENTIAL FOR AS MUCH AS 18TO 24 INCHES IN CENTRALMASSACHUSETTS.THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO BEGINEARLY TOMORROW MORNING,SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 5:00 AND 7A.M. DEPENDING ON WHERE YOULIVE.IT WILL START SOUTH OFMASSACHUSETTS AND WORK ITS WAYUP.IF YOU DRAW A LINE BETWEENSPRINKLED AND NEW BEDFORD, THATIS A PLACE TO START.THE MOST IMPORTANT POINTSI WANTTO MAKE WITH RESPECT TO THESTART OF THAT STORM IS THEFORECASTERS ARE PREDICTING ITCOULD SNOW AS MUCHAS TWO TOFOUR INCHES AN HOUR AND IT WILLSTART VERY QUICKLY.THIS WILL NOT BE A TYPICAL STORMWHERE IT STARTS FALLING SLOWLYAND EVENTUALLY PICKS UP SPEED.THE MESSAGE WE HAVE BEEN GETTINGFROM THE NATIONAL WEATHERSERVICE AND OTHERS IS THAT THESTORM IS GOING TO START, ANDWHEN IT STARTS IT'S GOING TOSNOW HARD AND QUICKLY.IT WILL CAUSE TREACHEROUSCONDITIONS IN MOST PARTS OFMASSACHUSETTS.WIND GUSTS COULD BEUP TO 60MILES AN HOUR ON THE COAST.PEOPLE SHOULD EXPECT MILD TOMODERATE COASTAL FLOODING.THE HIGH TIDE IS WRONG 1:30, ANDWE EXPECT THERE COULD BE MOREFLOODING ALONG THE SOUTH COASTTHAN WE HAVE SEEN IN SOME OF THEPREVIOUS STORMS THIS WINTER.WIND GUSTS LIKE THAT CAN RESULTIN WIDESPREAD SNOW THREATS --DRIFTS.PLEASE BE CAREFUL WHERE ALSOCLOSELY MONITORING -- CAREFUL.WE ARE ALSO MONITORING CLOSELY.WE WILL BE BACK TO TALK MOREABOUT THIS LATER TODAY AFTER WEDO ANOTHER CALL WITH THE WEATHERSERVICE.DEPENDING ON HOW IT ENDS UP, ITLOOKS LIKE THE AREAS ALONG THECOAST, PARTICULARLY THE CAPE ANDSOUTHERN COUNTIES WILL BEGINWITH HEAVY WET SNOW WHICH WILLTURN TO SLEEP IN AND WITH RAINWITH SIGNIFICANT WINDS FOLLOWEDBY COLD WEATHER.THAT COMBINATION OF HIGH WINDS,WET SNOW, AND COLD WEATHER COULDLEAD TO A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OFDOWNED TREES, AND WILL BE-- WEWILL BE CLOSELY MONITORING POWEROUTAGES AND WORKING WITHUTILITIES TO MAKE SURE THEY CANRESPOND AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLESHOULD WE SEE THOSE OUTAGES ASTHE WIND BEGINS TO PICK UP.ON THE HIGHWAY SIDE, CREWS ANDCONTRACTORS WILL BE ACTIVATED ASCONDITIONS WARRANT IN EACH PARTOF THE STATE.LET ME REPEAT THIS, TRAVELTOMORROW WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLYIMPACTED BY SNOW-COVERED ROADSAND RAPIDLY FALLING SNOW ANDHEAVY WINDS.WE ARE URGING THE PUBLIC TOPLEASE STAY OFF THE ROADS UNLESSABSOLUTELY NECESSARY AND TAKEPUBLIC TRANSPORTATION WHENEVERNECESSARY.DOT WILLNOT OPEN THE H AWAYLANE FOR THE MORNING OR EVENINGCOMMUTES -- H AWAYLANE FOR THEMORNING OR EVENING COMMUTES.IF YOU MUST GO OUT, PLEASEEXERCISE CAUTION AND PATIENCE ONTHE ROAD.WE HAVE SAID THIS BEFORE, BUT ITWILL BE ESPECIALLY IMPORTANTGIVEN THE AMOUNT AND SPEED INWHICH THIS WILL COME DOWN.DON'T CROWD THE PLOW AND ARRIVE-- ALLOW FIRST RESPONDERS TO DOTHEIR JOB.THE TRAIN LINES AREPREPARING TORUN ON A NORMAL SCHEDULE, BUTWILL SHUTDOWN AFTER TONIGHT ANDREPLACE THE SUPPLEMENTALSERVICE.ICE UNITS-- DEICE UNITS HAVEBEEN ACTIVATED.WE WILL BE WORKING HARDTHROUGHOUT THE STORM TO BE -- TOAVOID DISRUPTING SERVICE.COMMUTERS SHOULDANTICIPATEWEATHER DELAYS AND SCHEDULECHANGES FOR BUSES DEPENDING ONTHE STORM.THE COMMUTER RAIL PLANS TOOPERATE ON A SEVERE WEATHERSCHEDULE, WHICH MEANS SERVICE ONALL THE LINES.IN THE EVENT OF CHANGES INSERVICE DUE TO WEATHER, PLEASECHECK MBTA.COM/WINTER AND ATMBTA AT TWITTER FOR REAL-TIMESERVICE UPDATES.TRAVELER SHOULD ALSO EXPECTDELAYS AND CANCELLATIONSATLOGAN AIRPORT.YOU SHOULD CHECK WITH YOURAIRLINE TO CONFIRM THEINFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH YOURFLIGHT.AS ALWAYS, WE ASK EVERYONE TOBEGOOD NEIGHBORS, CHECK IN ONFAMILY AND NEIGHBORS, ANDESPECIALLY THE ELDERLY AND THOSEWITH MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.PLEASE TRY TOPREVENT DOWPOWERLINES AND CONTACT STORIES IF YOUSEE ONE.THESE CONTINUE TO CHECK FORUPDATES FOR YOUR CITIES ANDTOWNS RELATED TO SCHOOLCANCELLATIONS AND OTHER DELAYS,AND KEEP AN EYE OUT FORIMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOURLOCAL OFFICIALS.THE STATE EMERGENCY OPERATIONSCENTER WILL BE ACTIVATEDTOMORROW MORNING TO PROVIDEEDITION SITUATION AWARENESS ANDCOORDINATE ANY REQUESTS FROMCITIES AND TOWNS.WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THEFORECAST THIS EVENING AND INTOTOMORROW AND PLAN TO PROVIDE AFURTHER UPDATE LATER TONIGHT.I WANT

Gov. Baker comments on storm readiness

Ready for the storm Massachusetts? Gov. Baker is speaking now about the state's preparations.

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Updated: 2:02 PM EDT Mar 13, 2017

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